Where does “cropa” come from?
cropa (Welsh) comes from Middle English croppe, from Old English cropp, from Proto-Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cropa (Welsh): crop, craw, gizzard
Definitions
- crop, craw, gizzard
Ancestry of “cropa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | croppe | crop, vegetation |
| 2 | Old English | cropp | the crop of a bird; the head of a flower; an ear... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kropp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |